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- The Prologue Takes Place the Same Year as ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ and ‘Echo’
- The Series Itself Is Set a Year Later
- ‘Daredevil: Born Again‘ Episode 2 Takes Place at the Same Time as ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
- A Comprehensive Timeline
Warning: This article contains significant spoilers for the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. The show employs time leaps, which might leave viewers feeling disoriented due to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s five-year time jump. After Avengers: Endgame, the MCU has been operating with a time jump that was initially ahead of the audience, causing much confusion among fans trying to determine each project’s timeline, especially in relation to one another. This is even more challenging when considering that shows like She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Moon Knight, and Ms. Marvel all take place in 2025 despite airing in 2022.
The upcoming series “Daredevil: Born Again” adds another layer to the storyline since it follows the Marvel Netflix series, which already had a rich backstory. Furthermore, both Daredevil and The Kingpin have made appearances in various Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) productions before “Daredevil: Born Again,” raising questions about how these previous shows connect to this new one. Fortunately, “Daredevil: Born Again” offers numerous hints regarding its position within the MCU timeline; episodes 1 and 2 cover approximately three years.
The Prologue Takes Place the Same Year as ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ and ‘Echo’
The premiere episode of “Daredevil: Born Again” takes us back a year prior to its primary storyline, though the exact year isn’t specified. However, some subtle hints give away when it occurred and how it ties into other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies. To fully appreciate this opening chapter, viewers should be familiar with Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk’s activities since “Daredevil” Season 3, which concluded in 2018 – just before Thanos’s snap that decimated half the universe’s population. Yet, the “Echo series” reveals that both Matt Murdock and his adversary Wilson Fisk endured the snap and were active as late as 2021 at least.
Matt Murdock made his first MCU appearance following the cancellation of his series in the movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, where he served as Peter Parker’s lawyer. However, the majority of this film unfolded during the autumn/winter holiday season of 2024. Matt Murdock’s role as Peter Parker’s lawyer, on the other hand, occurred in the summer of that year. Towards the end of “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, it is shown that Peter Parker was swinging through New York City in December, with the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree already up. This suggests that the events of “Hawkeye” happened shortly afterward, as it marked The Kingpin’s return.
In December 2024, we find ourselves in the setting of Hawkeye. Five months later, in May 2025, Echo unfolds, focusing on Maya Lopez. The summer of 2025 sees Matt Murdock’s appearance on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. According to the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline, the encounter between Matt Murdock and Jennifer Walters’ family, where he plays a crucial role as her lawyer, happens in the autumn of 2025. With Wilson Fisk’s mayoral campaign confirmed for the following year, Daredevil: Born Again begins its story in the autumn of 2025, shortly after She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has concluded.
The Series Itself Is Set a Year Later
As a passionate film enthusiast, it’s clear that Daredevil: Born Again signifies a significant shift for Matt Murdock, as he steps down from his role as Daredevil following his tragic confrontation with Bullseye which claimed Foggy Nelson’s life. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law marks one of the final instances where we see him in action within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This revelation sets the primary narrative of Episode 1 in the year 2026, leaving room for a parallel unfolding of events with Agatha All Along, which is set during the autumn of the same year, potentially taking place even before the election.
The opening prologue for “Daredevil: Born Again” is set seven years following the incidents from Daredevil Season 3, which coincidentally matches the gap since the series was last aired.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episode 2 Takes Place at the Same Time as ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
In the year 2026, Wilson Fisk contested and emerged victorious in an election that marked the beginning of a new term for the mayorship of New York City. Interestingly, this same election saw Thaddeus Ross ascend to the presidency, which is depicted at the start of the movie “Captain America: Brave New World.” The film opens in November 2026, with most of the events unfolding in April 2027, as suggested by the White House invitation sent to Sam Wilson, Isaiah Bradley, and Joaquin Torres.
In contrast to real-life New York mayoral elections that occur every four years, the MCU’s presidential election timeline has been adjusted to happen every other four years. For instance, while our world would have elections in 2024 and 2028, the MCU’s next election will be held in 2030, following the 2026 election.
The second installment of Daredevil: Born Again kicks off during a New Year’s Eve celebration in 2027. This implies that the storyline of Daredevil: Born Again unfolds within the five-month interval between the prologue and the opening action sequence of Captain America: Brave New World. As such, it can be inferred that the events of Daredevil: Born Again transpire during these four months, suggesting that the President of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) remains Thaddeus Ross and has not yet assumed the identity of the Red Hulk.
A Comprehensive Timeline
For those who might be wondering about the progression of Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk’s narrative in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and how the various projects relate to one another, let me provide a convenient summary.
If you’re curious about where Matt Murdock (Daredevil) and Wilson Fisk’s (Kingpin) story has gone in the MCU and how it connects across different shows, here’s a helpful guide.
- Daredevil Season 1 — 2015
- Daredevil Season 2 — 2016
- The Defenders — 2017
- Daredevil Season 3 — 2018
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — Matt Murdock was Peter Parker’s lawyer in the Summer of 2024
- Hawkeye — Wilson Fisk was shot by his niece, Maya Lopez, on December 24, 2024
- Echo — 5 months after Hawkeye in May 2025
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — Matt Murdock met Jennifer Walters in the Summer of 2025 and met her family in the Fall of 2025
- Daredevil: Born Again Episode 1 — The opening takes place in the Fall of 2025; the rest of the episode is in the Fall of 2026, around the same time as Agatha All Along
- Captain America: Brave New World Prologue — Takes place in November 2026, the same time as the end of Daredevil: Born Again Episode 1
- Daredevil: Born Again Episode 2 — The episode begins in January 2027, four months before the beginning of Captain America: Brave New World
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